ozymandias271:

kai-skai:

ozymandias271:

shitifindon:

ozymandias271:

am I the only trans person who has no problem being referred to as ‘male/female-bodied’

you are not, I am one of those too

I sort of wish there was a way to preserve that vocabulary for convenience’s sake, not necessarily in the same words, while also speaking in a way that clearly reflects the fact that bodies don’t need to be inherently/immutably gendered by their physical characteristics if the people walking around in them don’t want them to be

but as it is i end up with a lot of awkward dancing around

dunno what to do about that

yes

like, some pre-everything trans dudes feel like their body is a male body, and that is fine, but it does kill my ability to talk about the thing

…while I’m making requests I also wish for a vocabulary that highlights that while sex is a bimodal distribution there are people who fall between the two modes, including most trans people (possibly all trans people depending on your opinion on the brain sex thing)

What’s the problem with just being specific (the whole “people with uteri”, “people with vaginas” etc. thing)?

well like… the vaginas of people who have uteruses and estrogen/progesterone-dominant hormones actually do function differently in a lot of ways from the vaginas of people who don’t have uteruses and who have testosterone-dominant hormones

so, like, I could probably say “people with vaginas, uteruses, and estrogen/progesterone-dominant hormone systems,” but at that point I want a word for the thing for the same reason I want to say “schadenfreude” rather than “being happy that someone else is sad.” Ten-word concepts make your sentences snarled and unclear as fuck. 

Hmmm. Is that relevant in so many contexts? I’m trying to think of a situation where really all of these attributes are relevant, but can’t really find one. Also, obviously “female-bodied” wouldn’t be perfectly accurate in such a situation even regarding only cis people – I mean, there’s probably a significant amount of cis women without uteruses out there.

ozymandias271:

shitifindon:

ozymandias271:

am I the only trans person who has no problem being referred to as ‘male/female-bodied’

you are not, I am one of those too

I sort of wish there was a way to preserve that vocabulary for convenience’s sake, not necessarily in the same words, while also speaking in a way that clearly reflects the fact that bodies don’t need to be inherently/immutably gendered by their physical characteristics if the people walking around in them don’t want them to be

but as it is i end up with a lot of awkward dancing around

dunno what to do about that

yes

like, some pre-everything trans dudes feel like their body is a male body, and that is fine, but it does kill my ability to talk about the thing

…while I’m making requests I also wish for a vocabulary that highlights that while sex is a bimodal distribution there are people who fall between the two modes, including most trans people (possibly all trans people depending on your opinion on the brain sex thing)

What’s the problem with just being specific (the whole “people with uteri”, “people with vaginas” etc. thing)?

khemical-kitten:

lovesick-fallen-angel:

interruptingpanda:

into-the-tardis-assbutt:

imaginehowistouchmydick:

queenofthedreamers:

watchtheskytonight:

littletrenchcoatangel:

starkidjordan:

pablopandemonium:

8 drunk guys jumped Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki. And guess what? JARED FREAKING BROKE HIS HAND BEATING THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF THEM. I CAN’T EVEN RIGHT NOW. OH MY GOD. HE BROKE HIS HAND. BEATING PEOPLE. IN THE FACE. HE EFFING BROKE THEIR JAWS AND NOSES. BACK UP EVERYONE, WE HAVE A BADASS.

yeah and jensen literally used martial arts training they got from the show to save jared from three guys who were ganging up on him. he literally roundhouse kicked someone in the face.

like these two i swear

friendly reminder that they also broke down a door just to see if they could

Just to see if they could. I choked on my gum when I read that

Although, let’s be honest, if there’s anyone who could kick 8 guy’s asses at the same time, it’d be Jared

And if anyone was gonna roundhouse kick a dick, it’d be Jensen

And if 2 guys were gonna break down a door because they can, it’d be them

these two are just as terrifying in real life

I think you spelled delightful wrong.

These two… just…

How do you say”absolutely fucking perfect” and “sexy” and “hot” and “bad ass” and “unreal” in one word?

I think the word you’re looking for is ‘Supernatural’

Reblog if you have ever started watching a show because you saw so much of it on your dash.

You are 12. You’re at the library looking for some generic young adult fiction novel about a girl who falls for her best friend. Your dad makes a disgusted face. “This is about lesbians,” he says. The word falls out of his mouth as though it pains him. You check out a different book and cry when you get home, but you aren’t sure why. You learn that this is not a story about you, and if it is, you are disgusting.

You are 15. Your relatives are fawning over your cousin’s new boyfriend. “When will you have a boyfriend?” they ask. You shrug. “Maybe she’s one of those lesbians,” your grandpa says. You don’t say anything. You learn that to find love and acceptance from your family, you need a boyfriend who thinks you are worthy of love and acceptance.

You are 18. Your first boyfriend demands to know why you never want to have sex with him. He tells you that sex is normal and healthy. You learn that something is wrong with you.

You are 13. You’re at a pool party with a relative’s friend’s daughter. “There’s this lesbian in my gym class. It’s so gross,” she says. “Ugh, that’s disgusting,” another girl adds. They ask you, “do you have any lesbians at your school?” You tell them no and they say you are lucky. You learn to stay away from people.

You are 20. You have coffee with a girl and you can’t stop thinking about her for days afterwards. You learn the difference between a new friendship and new feelings for a person.

You are 13. Your mom is watching a movie. You see two girls kiss on screen. You feel butterflies and this sense that you identify with the girls on the screen. Your mom gets up and covers the screen. You learn that if you are like those girls, no one wants to see it.

You are 20. You and your friends are drunk and your ex-boyfriend dares you to make out with your friend. You both agree. You touch her face. It feels soft and warm. Her lips are small and her hands feel soft on your back. You learn the difference between being attracted to someone and recognizing that someone you care about is attractive.

You are 16. You find lesbian porn online. Their eyes look dead and their bodies are positioned in a way that you had never imagined. You learn that liking girls is acceptable if straight men can decide the terms.

You are 20. You are lying next to a beautiful girl and talking about everything. You tell her things that you don’t usually tell anyone. You learn how it feels not to want to go to sleep because you don’t want to miss out on any time with someone.

You are 15. Your parents are talking about a celebrity. Your dad has a grin on his face and says, “her girlfriend says that she’s having the best sex of her life with her!” You learn that being a lesbian is about the kind of sex you have and not how you love.

You are 18. You are in intro to women’s and gender studies. “Not all feminists are lesbians- I love my husband! Most of the feminists on our leadership team are straight! It’s just a stereotype,” the professor exclaims. You learn that lesbianism is something to separate yourself from.

You are 21 and you are kissing a beautiful girl and she’s your girlfriend and you understand why people write songs and make movies and stupid facebook statuses about this and time around you just seems to stop and you could spend forever like this and you learn that there is nothing wrong with you and you are falling in love.

You are 21. And you are okay.

a thing I wrote after arguing with an insensitive dude on facebook all day or Things Other People Taught me about Liking Girls (via misandry-mermaid)

“16 Disgusting views that Europe voted for” (aka. views that have been acepted into EU [European Union])

please-trust-castiel:

In case people wasn’t aware of what’s happening in Europe at the moment…

1. “Mr Ebola can solve immigration problems in three months“ –Quote by Jean-Marie Le Pen, Creator of Front National in France [Economically protectionist, socially conservative, and nationalistpolitical party in …

It has quotes, names and pictures of their faces, how convenient *whips out Death Note*

“16 Disgusting views that Europe voted for” (aka. views that have been acepted into EU [European Union])

cyberloin:

my politics is help my friends not die as much as possible

penicillium-pusher:

I want sex education to include information about other genders and sexualities because it would have saved me years of confusion and inner turmoil and I guarantee it’d do the same for others

Hell yes.

hannahbananah27:

kaywinnetleetam:

However loving his parents may have seemed, he [Simon] knew that, scratch the surface, and they’d scream and run away. And here he’s confronted with a guy who is just everyting he thinks is wrong about a person, who comes back for him when the chips are down because he’s on his crew. To me, that’s a  real parent, and that is an extremely beautiful thing to get to, and I think it’s very real… But the most important thing about ‘Safe’ was that relationship.

—Joss Whedon, Firefly: The Official Companion, Volume One

In which Simon finds his real family and also sidenote I am reduced to a puddle of tears

Loved those scenes.

amydentata:

the-exercist:

lindsaylohansmugshot:

the-exercist:

fitblrholics:

If you look at the ingredients list and it’s a bunch of words you don’t even know… neither does your body (x)

Just like if you break apples and grapefruit down into their chemical components, I’m willing to bet that most people wouldn’t recognize the “ingredients” either. It’s a bunch of words you don’t even know:

Don’t use these scare tactics – Chemicals aren’t inherently bad. Literally everything is made up chemicals. Trust me, your body knows what niacin is. It knows how to digest fructose and calcium sulfate. Even if you only consume the most basic and “real” foods that are pulled directly off the vine, you’re still ingesting a series of chemical compounds that you probably can’t pronounce. That’s okay. 

Despite that, there’s a difference between eating natural chemicals and artificially produced chemicals and you can’t really dispute that natural ingredients are better for you

Yes I can.

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element that is present within many whole foods, yet it can kill you if ingested in significant doses. Poison ivy is natural, but it sure gives people a nasty rash. Peanuts are natural, but a solid percentage of the population is deathly allergic to them. Asparagus berries can make you incredibly sick. Even just looking at the example given in the first post, we have to consider apple seeds – They contain a small amount of amygdalin, which is a cyanogenic glycoside. It is very possible to eat enough seeds to cause a fatal overdose.

Compare it to artificial chemicals like the fluoride complex that is added into many water systems in order to prevent tooth decay. When we drink water, it’s presence is a huge benefit to the population. By the time you drink enough for the dose to hurt you, you’d already have experienced water poisoning. There’s also d-ascorbic acid, a synthetic version of vitamin C that works as an antioxidant. Don’t forget about iodized salt, which works to prevent iodine deficiencies (which effects roughly two billion people around the world and is currently the leading preventable cause of intellectual and developmental disabilities). From the first post’s example, enriched flour is the first cereal ingredient listed: This allows the consumer to get a serving of niacin, iron, folic acid and thiamin. These vitamins are a necessary part of a daily balanced diet, but if we only stuck with naturally produced foods, the average consumer would miss out on the full amount needed. This is called food fortification and it allows many people (especially those under the poverty line) to consume all their daily vitamins and minerals without overextending themselves and their budget. 

At the end of the day:

——-> “Natural” does not inherently mean “healthy” or “good.”

——-> “Artificial” does not inherently mean “bad.”

No one here is arguing that the above posted breakfast cereal is inherently and always going to be “better” for you than an apple. That would be ridiculous. But it’s also silly to say that an apple is automatically better just because it isn’t man made (which most sort of are, considering the history of orchard cultivation and grafting, but that’s for another post). What I’m saying here is that this “Chemicals are bad! Natural is good!” method of thinking is such a simplistic and dumbed-down way of looking at food. Don’t label foods as good or bad for everyone just because your eyes glaze over at any ingredient list longer than two syllables. 

Use technology and medical advances to your advantage! You don’t have to blindly eat what you find in nature anymore. We’re beyond that stage of civilization – Don’t let science frighten you. 

Don’t fall for appeals to nature.